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8-Nov-2003
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bonsaiTALK Master
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Yamadori Juniperus Communis Repotting
I haven't posted for a while, I've been very busy at work lately but I have checked in everyday, honest
 This is a Juniperus Communis I collected three years ago. I originally thought it was a raft but found out the foliage on the extending arm was dead. It was collected in August. AUGUST!! Yes August. I have had great success collecting these in the Summer. They seem to have a period of a few weeks in August were they are semi dormant. I collect them, pot them into pure grit without touching the roots and keep them in a poly-tunnel. This one was quite large and had a very heavy root mass. Only one major root was cut to get it out of the ground.
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8-Nov-2003
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Myself and a friend, Philip with the tree.
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This was it a few months later. Getting it through the first six months is a major hurdle with this variety. Most people say not to bother even collecting it.
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This is it the following year.
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The tree has grown well since then and I decided on an Autumn repot. This was going to be the next major step for the tree. All the old peaty soil has to be removed without damaging any of the new roots. Philip came back to give me a hand and my Friend Robert form Scotland was over for a few weeks so I took advantage of his expertise.
Philip took a hammer to the old box to get it out of the tunnel.
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We got it out and set it up so we could wash the old soil off the roots.
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We then gently started to wash out the root mass with a hose.
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This was a slow process
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Some of the old soil was very dry and you had to squeeze at the lumps to get them to break away, being careful not to damage the new roots.
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